Year 7 - 8 Curriculum

Year 7 & 8 Curriculum

The Year 7 & 8 curriculum at Lakes Entrance Secondary College develops a common set of knowledge and skills required by all students to become life-long learners.

This is achieved by providing a curriculum that has been mapped against the skills and knowledge each student will need as they move into the later years of schooling and ultimately further education and employment. The program offered in Years 7 and 8 has been designed to meet the diverse educational needs of all of our students and to provide them with stimulating and valuable learning experiences both within the classroom and in extra-curricula activities.

Over the two years, students will gain experience in a range of studies within each of The Victorian Curriculum learning areas. This will provide them with a sound basis for their continuing studies. Students study the following subjects; English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health/Physical Education, The Arts and Technology. In The Arts and Technology subjects mediums/materials are studied on rotation throughout the year.

English

Our English curriculum aims to ensure that students:

learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of contexts with accuracy, fluency and purpose

appreciate, enjoy and use the English language in all its variations and develop a sense of its richness and power to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction with others, entertain, persuade and argue

understand how Standard Australian English works in its spoken and written forms and in combination with non-linguistic forms of communication to create meaning

develop interest and skills in inquiring into the aesthetic aspects of texts, and develop an informed appreciation of literature.

Mathematics

Our Mathematicscurriculum aims to ensure that students:

are confident, creative users and communicators of mathematics, able to investigate, represent and interpret situations in their personal and work lives and as active citizens

develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of mathematical concepts and fluency with processes, and are able to pose and solve problems and reason in Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability

recognise connections between the areas of mathematics and other disciplines and appreciate mathematics as an accessible and enjoyable discipline to study.

Science

Our Sciencecurriculum aims to ensure that students develop:

an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live

an understanding of the vision that science provides of the nature of living things, of the Earth and its place in the cosmos, and of the physical and chemical processes that explain the behaviour of all material things

an understanding of the nature of scientific inquiry and the ability to use a range of scientific inquiry methods, including questioning; planning and conducting experiments and investigations based on ethical principles; collecting and analysing data; evaluating results; and drawing critical, evidence-based conclusions

an ability to communicate scientific understanding and findings to a range of audiences, to justify ideas on the basis of evidence, and to evaluate and debate scientific arguments and claims

an ability to solve problems and make informed, evidence-based decisions about current and future applications of science while taking into account ethical and social implications of decisions

an understanding of historical and cultural contributions to science as well as contemporary science issues and activities and an understanding of the diversity of careers related to science

a solid foundation of knowledge of the biological, chemical, physical, Earth and space sciences, including being able to select and integrate the scientific knowledge and methods needed to explain and predict phenomena, to apply that understanding to new situations and events, and to appreciate the dynamic nature of science knowledge.

Humanities: History & Geography

Our History curriculum aims to ensure that students develop:

interest in, and enjoyment of, historical study for lifelong learning and work, including their capacity and willingness to be informed and active citizens

knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the past and the forces that shape societies, including Australian society

understanding and use of historical concepts, such as evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy, significance and contestability

capacity to undertake historical inquiry, including skills in the analysis and use of sources, and in explanation and communication.

gathering information and building knowledge about the nature of needs, wants, opportunities and areas for improvement and the best routes to take towards designing a solution

developing and using design and technology skills, knowledge and processes, including proposing, experimenting, learning from results and synthesising, to create new and/or improved products and/or systems

using tools, equipment, materials/ingredients and systems components safely and creatively to make quality products and/or systems

understanding that design, creativity and technology leads to innovation

assessing the outcomes of design and technology processes, and the resulting products and technological systems in relation to environmental, social and economic factors.